Savoury — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family

an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈeɪvɜːɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈeɪvɜːɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈeɪvɜːɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈeɪvɜːɹi/.

Examples

a past that was scarcely savory

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

savory spicy zesty mouth-watering piquant

Antonyms

unsavory

Parts of Speech

noun	either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family
noun	an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
adjective	morally wholesome or acceptable “a past that was scarcely savory”
adjective	having an agreeably pungent taste
adjective	pleasing to the sense of taste

Word Forms

savory	adjective	having an agreeably pungent taste
savoury	adjective	having an agreeably pungent taste
savory	noun	an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
savoriness	noun	having an appetizing flavor
savoury	noun	an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
savour	noun	the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
spiciness	noun	the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
zest	noun	a tart spicy quality

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bohnenkraut

eines von zwei aromatischen Kräutern aus der Familie der Minzen

🇫🇷French

sarriette

l'une ou l'autre des deux herbes aromatiques de la famille de la menthe

🇪🇸Spanish

sabroso

cualquiera de las dos hierbas aromáticas de la familia de la menta

🇮🇹Italian

salato

una delle due erbe aromatiche della famiglia della menta

🇳🇱Dutch

hartig

een van de twee aromatische kruiden van de muntfamilie

🇵🇹Portuguese

saboroso

qualquer uma das duas ervas aromáticas da família das mentas

🇷🇺Russian

пикантный

любая из двух ароматических трав семейства мятных

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दिलकश

पुदीना परिवार की दो सुगंधित जड़ी-बूटियों में से कोई एक

🇧🇩Bengali

সুস্বাদু

পুদিনা পরিবারের দুটি সুগন্ধি ভেষজ

🇮🇳Tamil

சுவையான

புதினா குடும்பத்தின் இரண்டு நறுமண மூலிகைகளில் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

రుచికరమైన

పుదీనా కుటుంబానికి చెందిన రెండు సుగంధ మూలికలలో ఏదో ఒకటి

🇮🇳Marathi

चवदार

पुदीना कुटुंबातील दोन सुगंधी औषधी वनस्पतींपैकी एक

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વાદિષ્ટ

ફુદીના પરિવારની બે સુગંધિત વનસ્પતિઓમાંથી ક્યાં તો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖಾರದ

ಪುದೀನ ಕುಟುಂಬದ ಎರಡು ಆರೊಮ್ಯಾಟಿಕ್ ಗಿಡಮೂಲಿಕೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ಒಂದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

രുചികരമായ

പുതിന കുടുംബത്തിലെ രണ്ട് സുഗന്ധ സസ്യങ്ങളിൽ ഒന്നുകിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਆਦੀ

ਪੁਦੀਨੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਦੋ ਖੁਸ਼ਬੂਦਾਰ ਜੜ੍ਹੀਆਂ ਬੂਟੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਜਾਂ ਤਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

لذیذ

پودینہ کے خاندان کی دو خوشبودار جڑی بوٹیوں میں سے یا تو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

咸味的

薄荷科的两种香草之一

🇯🇵Japanese

おいしい

シソ科の 2 つの芳香のあるハーブのいずれか

🇰🇷Korean

짭짤한

민트과에 속하는 두 가지 방향성 허브 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngon

một trong hai loại thảo mộc thơm thuộc họ bạc hà

🇹🇭Thai

เผ็ด

สมุนไพรหอมสองชนิดจากตระกูลมิ้นต์

🇮🇩Indonesian

gurih

salah satu dari dua ramuan aromatik dari keluarga mint

🇵🇭Filipino

masarap

alinman sa dalawang mabangong halamang gamot ng pamilya ng mint

🇲🇾Malay

sedap

sama ada daripada dua herba aromatik keluarga pudina

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لذيذا

أحد الأعشاب العطرية من عائلة النعناع

🇮🇷Persian

خوش طعم

یکی از دو گیاه معطر از خانواده نعناع

🇹🇷Turkish

lezzetli

nane ailesinden iki aromatik bitkiden biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְתוּבָּל

אחד משני עשבי תיבול ארומטיים ממשפחת הנענע

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The primary meaning of 'savoury' is 'either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family'.

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